[HTML][HTML] Benzofuranyl-2-imidazoles as imidazoline I2 receptor ligands for Alzheimer's disease

S Rodriguez-Arevalo, A Bagan, C Grinan-Ferre… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent findings unveil the pharmacological modulation of imidazoline I 2 receptors (I 2-IR)
as a novel strategy to face unmet medical neurodegenerative diseases. In this work, we …

Bicyclic α-Iminophosphonates as High Affinity Imidazoline I2 Receptor Ligands for Alzheimer's Disease

S Abás, S Rodriguez-Arevalo, A Bagán… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Imidazoline I2 receptors (I2-IR), widely distributed in the CNS and altered in patients that
suffer from neurodegenerative disorders, are orphans from a structural point of view, and …

Insights into the Pharmacokinetics and In Vitro Cell-Based Studies of the Imidazoline I2 Receptor Ligand B06

A Bagán, JA Morales-García, C Griñán-Ferré… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impact of neurodegenerative diseases (ND) is becoming unbearable for humankind
due to their vast prevalence and the lack of efficacious treatments. In this scenario, we …

Imidazoline ligand BU224 reverses cognitive deficits, reduces microgliosis and enhances synaptic connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

N Mirzaei, BC Mota, AM Birch, N Davis… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Activation of type 2 imidazoline receptors has been shown to
exhibit neuroprotective properties including anti‐apoptotic and anti‐inflammatory effects …

Disease‐modifying treatment with I2 imidazoline receptor ligand LSL60101 in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model: a comparative study with donepezil

F Vasilopoulou, S Rodríguez‐Arévalo… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose The development of effective therapeutic strategies against
Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains a challenge. I2 imidazoline receptor ligands have a …

[HTML][HTML] Behavioral and cognitive improvement induced by novel imidazoline I2 receptor ligands in female SAMP8 mice

C Griñán-Ferré, F Vasilopoulou, S Abás… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
As populations increase their life expectancy, age-related neurodegenerative disorders
such as Alzheimer's disease have become more common. I 2-Imidazoline receptors (I 2-IR) …

I2-imidazoline ligand CR4056 improves memory, increases ApoE expression and reduces BBB leakage in 5xFAD mice

BC Mota, N Ashburner, L Abelleira-Hervas… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recent evidence suggests that I2-imidazoline ligands have neuroprotective properties in
animal models of neurodegeneration, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). We recently …

Identification of dibenzyl imidazolidine and triazole acetamide derivatives through virtual screening targeting amyloid beta aggregation and neurotoxicity in PC12 cells

S Das, SD Smid - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Aggregation and neurotoxicity of amyloid β (Aβ) protein is a hallmark characteristic of
Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this study we compared the anti-aggregatory and …

Imidazoline-1 receptor ligands as apoptotic agents: pharmacophore modeling and virtual docking study

K Nikolic, N Veljkovic, B Gemovic… - … Chemistry & High …, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
The group of imidazoline-1 receptors (I1-IR) agonists encompasses drugs are currently used
in treatment of high blood pressure and hyperglycemia. The I1-IR protein structures have not …

Neuroprotective Effects of a Structurally New Family of High Affinity Imidazoline I2 Receptor Ligands

S Abás, AM Erdozain, B Keller… - ACS Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The imidazoline I2 receptors (I2-IRs) are widely distributed in the brain, and I2-IR ligands
may have therapeutic potential as neuroprotective agents. Since structural data for I2-IR …